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US 12,703,022 B2

Motor vehicle component and method for producing the same

US 12,703,022 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-11. Applicant: VOLKSWAGEN AG; BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.

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Applicant
VOLKSWAGEN AG; BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH
Inventors
Guenter FORTMEIER; Thomas HENKSMEIER; Norbert NIGGEMEYER; Erik SCHULTZ
Publication date
2026-08-11
Filing date
2024-10-11
Document type
B2 Granted patent
Also written as
US 12,703,022 B2 · US12703022 · 12703022

Abstract

A motor vehicle component has two component parts made of steel with different wall thicknesses, which are arranged at an angle α to one another and are connected by a weld seam. A joining surface at the end portion of the first component part has a bevel produced without cutting. In order to form the bevel, an end portion of an initial blank is formed without cutting. The end portion is then trimmed at the end and an abutment surface is created on the front side of the end portion.…

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